Who is better, Haller or Nakata?
Sébastien Haller leads with a GOAT score of 76.6 against 76.5 for Hidetoshi Nakata — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Haller vs Nakata
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HallerWinner
76.6Haller wins: Longevity, Statistics
Nakata
76.5Nakata wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇮 Sébastien Haller
76.6
Haller leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sébastien Haller
2. Hidetoshi Nakata
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇨🇮 Sébastien Haller17 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 5.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Nakata — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HallerActive | NakataRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League goals | 143 | — |
| Ivory Coast caps | 34 | — |
| Eredivisie titles | 1 | — |
| DFB-Pokal titles | 1 | — |
| AFCON titles | 1 | — |
| Asian Footballer of the Year awards | — | 2 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Japan caps | — | 77 |
| Japan goals | — | 11 |
| World Cups played | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 75 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Haller76.6
Nakata76.5
FAQ
Where does Nakata beat Haller?
Nakata scores higher on honours. Haller leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Haller vs Nakata score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Haller: 76.6, Nakata: 76.5.
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